Editing Contemporary Records

{{Short description|American record label}}
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Contemporary Records
| image       = Contemporary Records logo 1979.svg
| caption     = Logo used from 1979 to the mid-2000s
| parent      = [[Concord Bicycle Music]]
| founded     = {{start date|1951}}
| founder     = [[Lester Koenig]]
| defunct     = {{end date|1984}}
| status      = Inactive
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| genre       = Jazz
| country     = U.S.
| location    = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| url         = {{URL|www.concord.com//labels/contemporary|concord.com}}
}}

'''Contemporary Records''' was a jazz record company and label founded by [[Lester Koenig]] in Los Angeles in 1951. Contemporary produced music from a variety of jazz styles and players.<ref name="New Grove">{{cite book|last=Gardner|first=Mark|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1|year=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1561592846|edition=2nd|editor=Barry Kernfeld|page=506}}</ref>

==West Coast players==
Contemporary became identified with a style of jazz called [[West Coast jazz]] as exemplified by [[Art Pepper]], [[Chet Baker]], [[Shelly Manne]], and [[André Previn]].<ref name="New Grove" />

In the mid 1960s the company fell into relative limbo, but limited new recordings were made in the late 1970s, including a series of albums by Art Pepper recorded at the [[Village Vanguard]] club in New York. After Les Koenig's death in 1977, the label was run for seven years by his son,<ref name="New Grove" /> John, who produced albums by [[George Cables]], [[Joe Farrell]], [[Joe Henderson]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[Peter Erskine]], and [[Chico Freeman]].

In 1984 Contemporary was purchased by [[Fantasy Records]], which used the name for a short time. Most Contemporary titles were reissued by Fantasy. Also, some titles have found new life among today's audiophiles as high-quality LP [[audio mastering|remasters]] from [[Analogue Productions]] and other [[audiophile]] labels. The Fantasy catalog, including Contemporary and its associated labels, [[Good Time Jazz Records]], Society for Forgotten Music, and Contemporary Composers Series, was sold to [[Concord Records]] in 2004.

Over the years, a number of major figures in the music business worked for Contemporary. Among them were [[Atlantic Records]] executive [[Nesuhi Ertegun]], writers [[Nat Hentoff]] and [[Leonard Feather]], producer [[Joe Boyd]], recording engineer and studio designer Howard Holzer, and mastering engineer [[Bernie Grundman]].

==Recording==
Koenig maintained high audio standards.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} He hired Roy DuNann from [[Capitol Records]] in 1956, who, out of the label's shipping room turned studio, turned out some of the best sounding records of the time.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} DuNann provided some details of his techniques in a ''Stereophile'' article nearly 50 years later.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} He said Koenig provided him with German ([[Georg Neumann|Neumann/Telefunken]] U-47) and Austrian ([[AKG Acoustics|AKG]] C-12) condenser microphones and he immediately noted the very high output of these microphones, especially close-in on jazz musicians' dynamic playing. DuNann achieved his signature sound&mdash;crisp, clear and balanced without distortion or unpleasant "peak presence"&mdash;by keeping his microphone setups very simple (generally one per musician) and avoided the use of pre-amplifiers for them.

He built a simple passive mixing system that directly fed the electronics of his [[Ampex#Audio technology|Ampex]] 350 and 351 tape machines. Also, DuNann told ''Stereophile'' that Contemporary sessions were recorded "dry" (without electronic echo added or in a reverberant room). Sometimes, such as in the case of Sonny Rollins' ''[[Way Out West (Sonny Rollins album)|Way Out West]]'', a plate reverb unit was inserted between the tape machine and the [[LP album|LP]] [[disc cutting lathe]]. This is why some later LP and [[Compact Disc|CD]] reissues of Contemporary albums sound "dry" and "dead" compared to the original LPs mastered by DuNann.

==Discography==
===Contemporary 3500/7500 series===
The 3500 (mono)/7500 (stereo) series of 12 inch [[LP record]]s commenced in 1955 and ran until 1961.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/album-index/ Contemporary Records Catalog: 3500/7500 series], accessed May 6, 2015</ref> Contemporary was the first jazz label to record albums in stereo from 1956.<ref>[http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/labels/contemporary/ Concord Music Group website], accessed May 7, 2015</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog
! Artist
! Album
|-
|3501 
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
| ''Sunday Jazz a la Lighthouse, Vol. 1''
|-
|3502
|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton}}
|''He Swings the Most''
|-
|3503
|{{sortname|Lennie|Niehaus}}
|''Vol 3: The Octet <nowiki>#</nowiki>2''
|-
|3504
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
|''Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 6''
|-
|3505
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes}} Trio
|''[[Hampton Hawes Trio]]''
|-
|3506
|{{sortname|Lyle|Murphy|Spud Murphy}}
|''12-Tone Compositions and Arrangements by Lyle Murphy''
|-
|3507   
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}} & His Men
|''[[The West Coast Sound]]''
|-
|3508
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
|''Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 3''
|-
|3509
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars/[[Barney Kessel]]/Hampton Hawes Trio with Shelly Manne
|''Lighthouse at Laguna''
|-
|3510
|{{sortname|Lennie|Niehaus|nolink=1}}
|''Vol 4: The Quintets & Strings''
|-
|3511
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel}}
|''[[Easy Like]]''
|-
|3512
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Kessel Plays Standards]]''
|-
|3513
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[To Swing or Not to Swing]]''
|-
|3514
|{{sortname|Duane|Tatro|nolink=1}}
|''Duane Tatro's Jazz for Moderns''
|-
|3515
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}} Trio
|''[[This Is Hampton Hawes]]''
|-
|3516
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Swinging Sounds]]''
|-
|3517
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
|''In the Solo Spotlight''
|-
|3518
|{{sortname|Lennie|Niehaus|nolink=1}}
|''Volume 1: The Quintets''
|-
|3519
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[More Swinging Sounds]]''
|-
|3520
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
|''Oboe/Flute''
|-
|3521
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By]]''
|-
|3522
|{{sortname|Buddy|Collette}}
|''[[Man of Many Parts]]''
|-
|3523
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}} Trio
|''[[Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes]]''
|-
|3524
|{{sortname|Lennie|Niehaus|nolink=1}}
|''Vol 5: The Sextet''
|-
|3525
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}}
|''[[Shelly Manne & His Friends]]''
|-
|3526
|{{sortname|Curtis|Counce}}
|''[[The Curtis Counce Group]]''
|-
|3527
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Friends
|''[[My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album)|My Fair Lady]]''
|-
|3528
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey|nolink=1}}'s Lighthouse All-Stars
|''Music for Lighthousekeeping''
|-
|3529
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Deuchar}}
|''Pub Crawling with Jimmy Deuchar''
|-
|3530
|{{sortname|Sonny|Rollins}}
|''[[Way Out West (Sonny Rollins album)|Way Out West]]''
|-
|3531
|{{sortname|Buddy|Collette|nolink=1}}
|''[[Nice Day with Buddy Collette]]''
|-
|3532
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper}}
|''[[Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section]]''
|-
|3533
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Friends
|''[[Li'l Abner (album)|Li'l Abner]]''
|-
|3534
|{{sortname|Red|Norvo}}
|''Music to Listen to Red Norvo By''
|-
|3535
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}, Shelly Manne and [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]]
|''[[The Poll Winners]]''
|-
|3536
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Concerto for Clarinet & Combo]]''
|-
|3537
|{{sortname|André|Previn}} & [[Russ Freeman (pianist)|Russ Freeman]]
|''[[Double Play!]]''
|-
|3538
|{{sortname|Red|Mitchell}}
|''[[Presenting Red Mitchell]]''
|-
|3539
|{{sortname|Curtis|Counce|nolink=1}}
|''[[You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce!]]''
|-
|3540
|{{sortname|Lennie|Niehaus|nolink=1}}
|''Zounds!''
|-
|3541
|{{sortname|Victor|Feldman}}
|''[[Suite Sixteen]]''
|-
|3542
|{{sortname|Leroy|Vinnegar}}
|''[[Leroy Walks!]]''
|-
|3543
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}} & His Pals
|''[[Pal Joey (André Previn album)|Pal Joey]]''
|-
|3544
|{{sortname|Bob|Cooper|Bob Cooper (musician)}}
|''[[Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper]]''
|-
|3545
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[All Night Session! Vol. 1]]''
|-
|3546
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[All Night Session! Vol. 2]]''
|-
|3547
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[All Night Session! Vol. 3]]''
|-
|3548
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}} & His Pals
|''[[Gigi (André Previn album)|Gigi]]''
|-
|3549
|{{sortname|Victor|Feldman|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Arrival of Victor Feldman]]''
|-
|3550
|{{sortname|Harold|Land}}
|''[[Harold in the Land of Jazz]]''
|-
|3551
|{{sortname|Ornette|Coleman}}
|''[[Something Else!!!!]]''
|-
|3552
|{{sortname|Benny|Golson}}
|''[[Benny Golson's New York Scene]]''
|-
|3553
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[Four!]]''
|-
|3554
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer}}
|''[[Portrait of Art Farmer]]''
|-
|3555
|{{sortname|Benny|Carter}}
|''[[Jazz Giant (Benny Carter album)|Jazz Giant]]''
|-
|3556
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}, Shelley Manne & Ray Brown
|''[[The Poll Winners Ride Again!]]''
|-
|3557
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[The Gambit (album)|The Gambit]]''
|-
|3558
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}}
|''[[André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke]]''
|-
|3559
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Friends
|''[[Bells Are Ringing (Shelly Manne album)|Bells Are Ringing]]''
|-
|3560
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn]]''
|-
|3561
|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}} Quartet
|''[[Swingin' the '20s]]''
|-
|3562
|{{sortname|Cecil|Taylor}}
|''[[Looking Ahead!]]''
|-
|3563
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Carmen (Barney Kessel album)|Carmen]]''
|-
|3564
|{{sortname|Sonny|Rollins|nolink=1}}
|''[[Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders]]''
|-
|3565
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel album)|Some Like It Hot]]''
|-
|3566
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Son of Gunn!!]]''
|-
|3567
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}}
|''[[André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern]]''
|-
|3568
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics]]''
|-
|3569
|{{sortname|Ornette|Coleman|nolink=1}}
|''[[Tomorrow Is the Question!]]''
|-
|3570
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}} Jazz Trio
|''[[King Size! (André Previn album)|King Size!]]''
|-
|3571
|{{sortname|Helen|Humes}}
|'''Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do''
|-
|3572
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}} & His Pals
|''[[West Side Story (André Previn album)|West Side Story]]''
|-
|3573
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Gettin' Together (Art Pepper album)|Gettin' Together]]''
|-
|3574
|{{sortname|Curtis|Counce|nolink=1}} Group
|''[[Carl's Blues]]''
|-
|3575
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}}
|''[[Like Previn!]]''
|-
|3576
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown
|''[[Poll Winners Three!]]''
|-
|3577
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[At the Black Hawk 1]]''
|-
|3578
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[At the Black Hawk 2]]''
|-
|3579
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[At the Black Hawk 3]]''
|-
|3580
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[At the Black Hawk 4]]''
|-
|3581
|{{sortname|The|Poll Winners|nolink=1}}
|''[[Exploring the Scene!]]''
|-
|3582
|{{sortname|Helen|Humes|nolink=1}}
|''Songs I Like to Sing!''
|-
|3583
|{{sortname|Teddy|Edwards}}
|''[[Teddy's Ready!]]''
|-
|3584
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Three & The Two]]''
|-
|3585
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Workin' Out! with the Barney Kessel Quartet]]''
|-
|3586
|{{sortname|André|Previn|nolink=1}}
|''[[André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen]]''
|-
|3587
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[The Proper Time (soundtrack)|The Proper Time]]''
|-
|3588
|{{sortname|Teddy|Edwards|nolink=1}} and [[Howard McGhee]]
|''[[Together Again!!!!]]''
|-
|3589
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[For Real! (Hampton Hawes album)|For Real!]]''
|-
|3590
|{{sortname|Ruth|Price}}
|''[[Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole]]''
|-
|3591
|{{sortname|Bill|Smith|Bill Smith (jazz musician)}}
|''Folk Jazz''
|-
|3592
|{{sortname|Teddy|Edwards|nolink=1}}
|''[[Good Gravy!]]''
|-
|3593/4
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole]]''
|-
|3595
|{{sortname|Gerry|Wiggins}}
|''Relax and Enjoy It!''
|-
|3596
|{{sortname|Howard|McGhee}}
|''[[Maggie's Back in Town!!]]''
|-
|3597
|{{sortname|Joe|Gordon|Joe Gordon (musician)}}
|''[[Lookin' Good!]]''
|-
|3598
|{{sortname|Helen|Humes|nolink=1}}
|''Swingin' with Humes''
|-
|3599
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}} & His Men
|''[[Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate]]''
|}

===Contemporary Popular 5000/9000 series===
The 5000 (mono)/9000 (stereo) series of 12 inch [[LP record]]s commenced in 1956 and ran until 1962.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3600-7600-5000-6000-series/album-index/ Contemporary Records Catalog: 3600/7600, 5000, 6000 series - album index], January 5, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/contemporary.pdf Contemporary Label Discography], accessed January 5, 2017</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog
! Artist
! Album
|-
|5001 
|{{sortname|Mel|Henke}}
| ''Dig Mel Henke''
|-
|5002
|{{sortname|Claire|Austin}}
| ''Claire Austin Sings "When Your Lover Has Gone"''
|-
|5003
|{{sortname|Mel|Henke|nolink=1}}
| ''Now Spin This!''
|-
|5004
|{{sortname|Pepe|Romero}}
| ''!Flamenco Fenomeno!''
|-
|5005
|{{sortname|Victor|Feldman}}
|''[[Latinsville!]]''
|-
|5006
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}} and [[Jack Marshall]]
|''[[Sounds Unheard Of!]]''
|}

===Contemporary 3600/7600 series===
The 3600 (mono)/7600 (stereo) series of 12 inch [[LP record]]s commenced in 1962 and ran until around the early 1980s.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3600-7600-5000-6000-series/album-index/ Contemporary Records Catalog: 3600/7600 series], accessed May 7, 2015</ref> After 3624 all releases were stereo only.<ref name=BothSidesNow>Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/contemporary.pdf Contemporary Label Discography], Both Sides Now website, accessed May 7, 2015</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog
! Artist
! Album
|-
|3600
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn Jr.}}
|''[[A World of Piano!]]''
|-
|3601
|{{sortname|Helyne|Stewart|nolink=1}}
|''Love Moods''
|-
|3602
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper}}
|''[[Smack Up]]''
|-
|3603
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel}}
|''[[Let's Cook!]]''
|-
|3604
|{{sortname|Joy|Bryan|nolink=1}}
|''Make the Man Love Me''
|-
|3605
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Woods}}
|''[[Awakening!!]]''
|-
|3606
|{{sortname|Teddy|Edwards}}
|''[[Heart & Soul (Teddy Edwards album)|Heart & Soul]]''
|-
|3607
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Intensity (Art Pepper album)|Intensity]]''
|-
|3608
|{{sortname|Leroy|Vinnegar}}
|''[[Leroy Walks Again!!!|Leroy Walks Again!!]]''
|-
|3609
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}}
|''[[My Son the Jazz Drummer!]]''
|-
|3610
|{{sortname|Prince|Lasha}} Quintet featuring [[Sonny Simmons]]
|''[[The Cry!]]''
|-
|3611
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn, Jr.|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.]]''
|-
|3612
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Woods|nolink=1}}
|''[[Conflict (Jimmy Woods album)|Conflict]]''
|-
|3613
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party]]''
|-
|3614
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes}}
|''[[The Green Leaves of Summer (album)|The Green Leaves of Summer]]''
|-
|3615
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn, Jr.|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Newborn Touch]]''
|-
|3616
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[Here and Now (Hampton Hawes album)|Here and Now]]''
|-
|3617
|{{sortname|Prince|Lasha|nolink=1}} and Sonny Simmons
|''[[Firebirds (album)|Firebirds]]''
|-
|3618
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
|''[[Feeling Free (Barney Kessell album)|Feeling Free]]''
|-
|3619
|{{sortname|Harold|Land}}
|''[[The Fox (Harold Land album)|The Fox]]''
|-
|3620
|{{sortname|Elmo|Hope}} 
|''[[Elmo Hope Trio]]''
|-
|3621
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Seance (album)|The Seance]]''
|-
|7622
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn, Jr.|nolink=1}}
|''[[Please Send Me Someone to Love (album)|Please Send Me Someone to Love]]''
|-
|3623
|{{sortname|Sonny|Simmons}}
|''[[Rumasuma]]''
|-
|3624
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}}
|''[[Outside (Shelly Manne album)|Outside]]''
|-
|7625/6
|{{sortname|Sonny|Simmons|nolink=1}}
|''[[Burning Spirits]]''
|-
|7627/8
|{{sortname|Woody|Shaw}}
|''[[Blackstone Legacy]]''
|-
|7629
|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne|nolink=1}}
|''[[Alive in London]]''
|-
|7630
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Way It Was!]]''
|-
|7631
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[I'm All Smiles (Hampton Hawes album)|I'm All Smiles]]''
|-
|7632
|{{sortname|Woody|Shaw|nolink=1}}
|''[[Song of Songs (Woody Shaw album)|Song of Songs]]''
|-
|7633
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Living Legend (Art Pepper album)|Living Legend]]''
|-
|7634
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn, Jr.|nolink=1}}
|''[[Harlem Blues (Phineas Newborn Jr. album)|Harlem Blues]]''
|-
|7635
|{{sortname|The|Poll Winners|Barney Kessell}}
|''[[Straight Ahead (The Poll Winners album)|Straight Ahead]]''
|-
|7636
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer}}
|''[[On the Road (Art Farmer album)|On the Road]]''
|-
|7637
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[Hampton Hawes at the Piano]]''
|-
|7638
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Trip (Art Pepper album)|The Trip]]''
|-
|7639
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[No Limit (Art Pepper album)|No Limit]]''
|-
|7640
|{{sortname|Chico|Freeman}}
|''[[Beyond the Rain]]''
|-
|7641
|{{sortname|Ray|Brown|Ray Brown (musician)}}
|''[[Something for Lester]]''
|-
|7642
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard]]''
|-
|7643
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Friday Night at the Village Vanguard]]''
|-
|7644
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard]]''
|-
|7645
|{{sortname|Miles|Davis}} and The Lighthouse All-Stars
|''At Last!''
|-
|7646
|{{sortname|Ben|Webster}}
|''[[Ben Webster at the Renaissance]]''
|-
|7647
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs}}
|''Dream Band''
|-
|7648
|{{sortname|Phineas|Newborn, Jr.|nolink=1}}
|''[[Back Home (Phineas Newborn, Jr. album)|Back Home]]''
|-
|7649
|{{sortname|Chet|Baker}} and The Lighthouse All-Stars
|''[[Witch Doctor (Chet Baker album)|Witch Doctor]]''
|-
|7650
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper|nolink=1}}
|''[[More for Les at the Village Vanguard]]''
|-
|7651
|{{sortname|Sonny|Rollins}}
|''Contemporary Alternate Takes''
|-
|7652
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} Dream Band
|''The Sundown Sessions''
|-
|7653
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes|nolink=1}}
|''[[The Sermon (Hampton Hawes album)|The Sermon]]''
|-
|7654
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} Dream Band
|''Flying Home''
|-
|7655
|{{sortname|Curtis|Counce}}
|''[[Sonority (album)|Sonority]]''
|-
|7656
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} Dream Band
|''Main Stem''
|-
|7657
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}}
|''The Big Cat''
|-
|7658
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} Dream Band
|''One More Time''
|}

===14000 series===
The 14000 series began in 1980 with 12 inch [[LP record]]s and in 1982 commenced releases on [[compact disc]].<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-14000-series/ Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series], accessed May 7, 2015</ref> After 1992 all releases were CD only.<ref name=BothSidesNow/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog
! Artist
! Album
|-
| 14001
|{{sortname|George|Cables}} 
| ''[[Cables' Vision]]''
|-
| 14002
|{{sortname|Joe|Farrell}}
| ''[[Sonic Text]]''
|-
| 14003
|{{sortname|Mike|Garson}}
| ''[[Avant Garson]]''
|-
| 14004
|{{sortname|Tete|Montoliu}}
| ''[[Lunch in L.A.]]''
|-
| 14005
|{{sortname|Chico|Freeman}}
| ''[[Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit]]''
|-
| 14006
|{{sortname|Joe|Henderson}}
| ''[[Relaxin' at Camarillo (album)|Relaxin' at Camarillo]]''
|-
| 14007
|{{sortname|Jay|Hoggard}}
| ''Rain Forest''
|-
| 14008
|{{sortname|Chico|Freeman|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Destiny's Dance]]''
|-
| 14009
|{{sortname|Bobby|Hutcherson}}
| ''[[Solo / Quartet]]''
|-
| 14010
|{{sortname|Peter|Erskine}}
| ''Peter Erskine''
|-
| 14011
|{{sortname|Bill|Perkins|Bill Perkins (saxophonist)}}
| ''Journey to the East''
|-
| 14012
|{{sortname|Bud|Shank}}
| ''[[California Concert]]''
|-
| 14013
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|Frank Morgan (musician)}}
| ''[[Easy Living (Frank Morgan album)|Easy Living]]''
|-
| 14014
|{{sortname|George|Cables|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Phantom of the City]]''
|-
| 14015
|{{sortname|George|Cables|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Circle (George Cables album)|Circle]]''
|-
| 14016
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Rowles}} and [[Red Mitchell]]
| ''[[Jimmy Rowles with the Red Mitchell Trio]]''
|-
| 14017
|{{sortname|Bob|Cooper|nolink=1}} and [[Snooky Young]]
| ''[[In a Melotone (album)|In a Mellotone]]''
|-
| 14018
|{{sortname|Shelley|Manne|nolink=1}}
| ''In Zurich''
|-
| 14019
|{{sortname|Bud|Shank|nolink=1}}
| ''[[That Old Feeling (Bud Shank album)|That Old Feeling]]''
|-
| 14020
|{{sortname|The|Jazztet}}
| ''[[Back to the City]]''
|-
| 14021
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Lament (Frank Morgan album)|Lament]]''
|-
| 14022
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs}}
| ''The Latin Connection''
|-
| 14023
|{{sortname|Chris|Connor}}
| ''Classic''
|-
| 14024
|{{sortname|Billy|Higgins}}
| ''[[Bridgework (album)|Bridgework]]''
|-
| 14025
|{{sortname|Joshua|Breakstone}} Quintet
| ''[[Echoes (Joshua Breakstone album)|Echoes]]''
|-
| 14026
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} Quintet
| ''[[Bebop Lives!]]''
|-
| 14027
|{{sortname|Bud|Shank|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley]]''
|-
| 14028
|{{sortname|Luther|Hughes|nolink=1}}
| ''Luther Hughes and Cahoots''
|-
| 14029
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer}}
| ''[[Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn]]''
|-
| 14030
|{{sortname|George|Cables|nolink=1}}
| ''[[By George (album)|By George]]''
|-
| 14031
|{{sortname|Bud|Shank|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Serious Swingers]]''
|-
| 14032
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Rowles|nolink=1}}
| I'm Glad There Is You
|-
| 14033
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessel|nolink=1}}
| Spontaneous Combustion
|-
| 14034
|{{sortname|The|Jazztet|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Real Time (The Jazztet album)|Real Time]]''
|-
| 14035
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} & George Cables
| ''[[Double Image (album)|Double Image]]''
|-
| 14036
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} and [[Buddy DeFranco]]
| ''Chicago Fire''
|-
| 14037
|{{sortname|Tom|Harrell}} and George Robert
| ''Sun Dance''
|-
| 14038
|{{sortname|Chris|Connor|nolink=1}}
| ''New Again''
|-
| 14039
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} and the [[McCoy Tyner]] Trio
| ''[[Major Changes]]''
|-
| 14040
|{{sortname|Joshua|Breakstone|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Evening Star (Joshua Breakstone album)|Evening Star]]''
|-
| 14041
|{{sortname|Kerry|Campbell|nolink=1}}
| ''Phoenix Rising''
|-
| 14042
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Blame It on My Youth (Art Farmer album)|Blame It On My Youth]]''
|-
| 14043
|{{sortname|Tom|Harrell|nolink=1}}
| ''Stories''
|-
| 14044
|{{sortname|Barney|Kessell|nolink=1}}
| ''Red Hot & Blue''
|-
| 14045
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} Quartet
| ''[[Yardbird Suite (Frank Morgan album)|Yardbird Suite]]''
|-
| 14046
|[[Jackie and Roy]]
|''Full Circle''
|-
| 14047
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} and Buddy DeFranco
| ''Holiday for Swing''
|-
| 14048
|{{sortname|Bud|Shank|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Tomorrow's Rainbow]]''
|-
| 14049
|{{sortname|Carol|Sloane}}
| ''Love You Madly''
|-
| 14050
|{{sortname|Joshua|Breakstone|nolink=1}} Quartet
| ''[[Self-Portrait in Swing]]''
|-
| 14051
| [[Howard Rumsey|Rumsey, Howard]]
| Jazz Invention
|-
| 14052
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} Allstars
| ''[[Reflections (1989 Frank Morgan album)|Reflections]]''
|-
| 14053
|{{sortname|John|Campbell|John Campbell (jazz pianist)}}
| ''After Hours''
|-
| 14054
|{{sortname|Tom|Harrell|nolink=1}}
| ''Sail Away''
|-
| 14055
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Ph.D. (Art Farmer album)|Ph.D.]]''
|-
| 14056
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}} and Buddy DeFranco
| ''Air Mail Special''
|-
| 14057
|{{sortname|Art|Farmer|nolink=1}} and Frank Morgan
| ''[[Central Avenue Reunion]]''
|-
| 14058
|{{sortname|Kenny|Burrell}}
| ''[[Guiding Spirit]]''
|-
| 14059
|{{sortname|Tom|Harrell|nolink=1}}
| ''Form''
|-
| 14060
|{{sortname|Carol|Sloane|nolink=1}}
| ''The Real Thing''
|-
| 14061
|{{sortname|John|Campbell|nolink=1}}
| ''Turning Point''
|-
| 14062
|{{sortname|Joshua|Breakstone|nolink=1}} Trio
| ''[[9 by 3]]''
|-
| 14063
|{{sortname|Tom|Harrell|nolink=1}}
| ''Visions''
|-
| 14064
|{{sortname|Frank|Morgan|nolink=1}} and Bud Shank
| ''[[Quiet Fire (Frank Morgan and Bud Shank album)|Quiet Fire]]''
|-
| 14065
|{{sortname|Kenny|Burrell|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Sunup to Sundown]]''
|-
| 14066
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}}
| ''Memories of You''
|-
| 14067
|{{sortname|Terry|Gibbs|nolink=1}}
| ''Kings of Swing''
|-
| 14068
|{{sortname|Leroy|Vinnegar}}
| ''Walking the Basses''
|-
| 14069
|{{sortname|Celedonio|Romero}} and [[Celin Romero]]
| ''Spanish Guitar Music''
|-
| 14070
|{{sortname|Pepe|Romero}}
| ''¡Flamenco Fenomeno!''
|-
| 14071
|{{sortname|Helen|Humes}}
| '''Deed I Do''
|-
| 14072
|{{sortname|Hampton|Hawes}}
| ''[[Something Special (Hampton Hawes album)|Something Special]]''
|-
| 14073
|{{sortname|Chico|Freeman|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Focus (Chico Freeman album)|Focus]]''
|-
| 14074
|{{sortname|Teddy|Edwards|nolink=1}}
| ''[[Back to Avalon (Teddy Edwards album)|Back to Avalon]]''
|-
| 14075
|{{sortname|Melton|Mustafa}}
| ''Boiling Point''
|-
| 14076
|{{sortname|Michael|Orta|nolink-1}}
| ''Freedom Tower''
|-
| 14077
|{{sortname|Howard|Rumsey}}
| ''Mexican Passport''
|-
| 14078
|{{sortname|Terry|Myers|nolink=1}}
| ''Soul Mates''
|-
| 14079
|{{sortname|Billy|Ross|nolink=1}}
| ''Woody''
|-
| 14080
|{{sortname|Eric|Allison|nolink=1}}
| ''Mean Streets Beat''
|-
| 14081
|{{sortname|Dennis|Points|nolink=1}}
| ''Images''
|-
| 14082
|{{sortname|Jesse|Jones|nolink=1}}
| ''Soul Serenade''
|-
| 14083
|{{sortname|Billy|Marcus|nolink=1}}
| ''Hamp''
|-
| 14084
|{{sortname|Lanny|Morgan|nolink=1}}
| ''Pacific Standard''
|-
| 14085
|{{sortname|Melton|Mustafa|nolink=1}}
| ''St. Louis Blues''
|-
| 14086
|{{sortname|Art|Pepper}}
| ''[[San Francisco Samba]]''
|-
| 14087
|{{sortname|Tom|Ranier}}
| ''In the Still of the Night''
|-
| 14088
|{{sortname|Eric|Allison|nolink=1}}
| ''After Hours''
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of record labels]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/402roy/index.html Conrad, Thomas. "The Search for Roy DuNann" (April 2002; ''Stereophile'' Web site)]
*[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/contemp.htm Contemporary Records Listing]
*[http://www.soundfountain.com/contemporary/contemporary.html Lester Koenig, Contemporary Records, Shelly Manne, AKG]

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